New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-12
KEEN EYES ON THE YACHTS.
TIE LATEST ABour THE THIsrLE's LINES.


DIVERS "REvELATIoNs" DIscUssED-cRowDs
LOOK AT THE VOLUNTEER AND MAYFLowER
The man who said 1t requires surgical operation 10
ret ioke into the Uranium of Scotchman would ADMIT
that he was mistaken he had heard Captain Barr auen
when naked about the OF the lines OF the
Thistle as shown in diagram published In me bor"
Yesterday They presented as 1.-THE hrst accurate
representoton OF the famous Yachts submerged seco
that has been offered to the public W. 1t was SAID
that they obtained by sending down a diVer al
night
.Thav arc not bit like the Thstle's lines"
said Captain Barr "as anybody will admit, who sees
the Thistle when she goes the dry dock We wouion
stand any chance winning the cup II we had poa'
like that"
In the "!ork'sle" was sllor who was looking q.
The Worlds pictures with broad grin on his sunor "ou
countensnee ,,,A
"see here Mr. Reporter" he said, ~ any iano hWoo'
can tell that this thing Is all wrong let aiohe o
Look at this here runmy thing cai'eu 0o ,A.
snips, Every one knows that our Deaih Is '"o"'' 80
amt goin to tell what our drausn' 3D. uu' ' 49,, o.
fellows amt far out who put IL uo"" "
,onr,aan feet Here is pair OF compasses.
TIL measure of the beam as sno"n
in this section amldships Now I'll turn tne comp"sSo'
around and you according 10 INC ui"E.s'p nv,
drorcbt is lust the same her beam The oioomh
duaer wot did it has made US Draw '"'n'' '0'' -
water" , ooo,
Tne saor suited his actions to his words and COM
nlcter demonstrated the absuriity of the drawing.
"Whv. any dufYsr cou do better than that he
added when the laughter had subsidized :" without coh
ing near us at ALL ,..,, -,
day Yesterday and the boatmen made plenty OIL money
rowing visitors around her.
George L. Watson the designer OF the Thistle saia Oh
The Worirs story and diagrams:
The cut Of the Thistle y e tey G@xs s mo- Se Be-
sides IL would be Impossible Ior mIof ~ IN
ss manner ' described in the the nshi
other time he could not put tpe neasare o
of The bay The Thistle was anchored in forty or hfy
feet of water Besides. the diver did not give any o.
snre TO do had he able When the Thistle goes on
the dock you reporters can see a You ohor design
the benefit of our abors aud stuiies when We so'
good moieL 1t, ., rh,s.,o
He found the screw dock the foot OF Marketst but
learning that the Mayhower was there he wouh not
enter IL TO look Mt her wOnl not 80 near her or any
other rossibe rival of our boat he sa unless invited
Inv the owner or captain would not like them to over
haul the Thistle without an INVITATION, nor "ouo 'aAo
In the afternoon Mr. watson board the Thistle
Mr. Ratsey, Of Ratsey Laphorne the English SAIL
The dry yesterday The Volunteer made sreae i
than ana as :" eher He sad that the
Thistle had Only set OF sails Win ner InI nc was
Sails for her The statement which has been published
that the Thse's famous SILK spinnaRer VEINS odis
II General Paine to charge people quarter
money enough to endow school naval architecture or
found home ancient and INDECENT yashtsqe., \, No
way to the yacht The steadyhowns stream OF people
se wRT fesS cne Of h as never
so many people visited Teooeis dry dock a,
Twentythirlst., Brooklyn. They came ana
went from morning until night No restrictions
were placed upon They were allowed 70 go reeiy
on the dock I'd pass around The yacht and under her
lon
with Teasing their eyes upon her they waned
with pant they didn't complain; they regarded the
stains somewhat as aso!der does scars won IN
warfare And indeed IL sight worth seeing Here
the fastest boat in America representing Ihe ma
water mark OF naval iii
sense of yacht s like is to see her out OK wafer
what %s as rss s cns yacht Ra' than
is that portion OF IL which Is unuer the WaIerue lo
Se I Of r the season ever received ner reception
than given the Volunteer Yesterday and perhaps
we're as Susceptible to battery as the sex falsely
wise is repntod to BE- she would certainly Dc 'pO"eo
No works Mas done the Volunteer YESTERDAY She
ps and taat was allowed to dry she win not be pot
loaded. Captain Half said that there wasn't time to 90
unteer really deriyes any benefit from being potea led
soon ssers snd peals when applied to inc d s,se
sand paper before she enters the water today In
line In II the trial races will be red wind
enough 10 make her show much OF II she VIII go iast
enough WITHOUT any oi"ch ie@u- noo 10 "e"'"e N''
Inc new boom for the Volunteer. which Is eighty
seven feet long, arrived from Boston yesterday
but there was not time TO get 1t
in position for the encounter with the MsyHower tono
If tie Volunteer is chosen as the cup DEFENDER s1e
will use her with the Thistle Vita Tue oid
due lack Of the boom for stretching fuy
Is but slight
The Msyiower which ia in the dock at the foot
of Markets, was also visited by many people yesieiaay
they fell far short of the number that swsrmed about
the Volunteer. and they were net nearly SO enthusiastic
The public is tickle. The volunteer has
sidered lacking in nautical acnmen who cannot
now make deprecat0ry criticisms on the Maynowsr,
faultless though she seemed last The Mayhowe;
has been not loaded below the waterne and she WILL
the water smooth and slippery nautical
ingenuity can make her, ana If with Joe" Ellsworth al
helm she dos ne! push the Volunteer close great
many genten ell WA be sadly nistaKen inere are
some-not uany VINO are not yet convinced that the
Volunteer. the faster boat and attribute the May
flowers GsIeals this to her lack OF good form
and the her skipper had not quite got the
she WIN 20 into the trial races in tptsp condition IL
@, cry respect with skipper In charge Of her whose
sHn and reputation are guarantee that she VIII %
sailed :" for all that she is WORTH
The start in the first OF the trial races between the vol
unteer and Maynover will take place tomorrow m0rnin2
at 1890 The course sailed will be the regular New
Yacht Club from line between Buoy No 10 OF
Owls Head aud the committees boat, TO Buoy NO. IL
passing the starboard side. thence 10 and around
Sandy Hook Ughtship, returning TO the hnsh line be
bluffs Of Fort Wadsworth The judges will 60 over tn
course In Commodore Gerrys swift and beautiful steau
yacht Electra The Iron Steamboat Company steamer
race at a dollar a head. Where board them and othe
particulars will DO fousd in the advertising eouInns o
THE TRIBUNE. good view of the start and flush an,
or from Fort Hamilton. the opposite Shore
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